New Delhi, March 3 -- The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has saturated more than 103,000 schools across India and helped millions of school students complete their mandatory biometric update (MBU) in Aadhaar at ease and comfort of their school campuses.

In a statement released by the Ministry of Electronics & IT, "Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) drive is ongoing for six months in mission mode across the country; MBU in Aadhaar for children in the 7-15 age group is free for a year since 1 Oct 2025."

"UIDAI Regional Offices and education departments of states are working in collaboration with schools," the statement added.

So far, the massive exercise has helped around 1.2 crore (12 million) school children complete th...